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Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools, Gorilla Biscuits) Talks White Fence’s For the Recently Found Innocent

Music
By Walter Schreifels | July 23, 2014
By Walter Schreifels | July 23, 2014

Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools, Gorilla Biscuits) Talks White Fence’s For the Recently Found Innocent

How is the new White Fence album like the freshly exonerated Central Park Five? A meditation on innocence, psychedelia and what’s wrong with the U.S.

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Viet Cong’s Cassette

Music
By Carey Mercer | July 22, 2014
By Carey Mercer | July 22, 2014

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Viet Cong’s Cassette

What does it mean when a band from a conservative Canadian town names itself after Southeast Asian Communist rebels from the '60s?

Iain Cook (Chvrches) Talks A Sunny Day In Glasgow’s Sea When Absent

Music
By Iain Cook | July 21, 2014
By Iain Cook | July 21, 2014

Iain Cook (Chvrches) Talks A Sunny Day In Glasgow’s Sea When Absent

A card-carrying Glaswegian weighs in on whether A Sunny Day in Glasgow really deserves their name. The answer will amaze you.

James Rickman (People Get Ready) Talks Jenny Lewis’ “Just One of the Guys”

Music
By James Rickman | July 18, 2014
By James Rickman | July 18, 2014

James Rickman (People Get Ready) Talks Jenny Lewis’ “Just One of the Guys”

It’s tempting to say that Jenny Lewis’ song “Just One of the Guys” is to outdoor festival sing-alongs as Friday the 13th is to horny summer...

Princess Superstar Talks Nacey’s “I Own It” featuring Angel Haze

Music
By Princess Superstar | July 17, 2014
By Princess Superstar | July 17, 2014

Princess Superstar Talks Nacey’s “I Own It” featuring Angel Haze

I freakin' love summer. I love that you can just wear basically nothing and don't have to put on a coat and, like, five million other things that...

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Radiator Hospital’s “Blue Gown” featuring Katie Crutchfield

Music
By Meredith Graves | July 16, 2014
By Meredith Graves | July 16, 2014

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Radiator Hospital’s “Blue Gown” featuring Katie Crutchfield

It’s just before sunrise. Hours in, I feel I have given all I can, the battle is slipping through my fingers. I reach for my phone, I call in...

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Sleaford Mods’ “Tied Up in Nottz”

Music
By Craig Finn | July 15, 2014
By Craig Finn | July 15, 2014

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Sleaford Mods’ “Tied Up in Nottz”

I’m not sure I believe in summer songs. Summer is my least favorite season. I grew up in Minnesota where it’s mostly cold. I can deal with cold.

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks Hiss Golden Messenger’s “Saturday’s Song”

Music
By Tim Showalter | July 14, 2014
By Tim Showalter | July 14, 2014

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks Hiss Golden Messenger’s “Saturday’s Song”

I was in seventh grade, and I was a future burnout kid riding BMX bikes with my best friends. We lived somewhere between nowhere and somewhere else.

Luke Haines (the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) Talks Morrissey’s World Peace Is None of Your Business

Music
By Luke Haines | July 11, 2014
By Luke Haines | July 11, 2014

Luke Haines (the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) Talks Morrissey’s World Peace Is None of Your Business

Every year on the 26th of December in Clovis, New Mexico, a pageant takes place. It is known as the Real Feast of St. Steven. Hundreds of...

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Cold Beat’s Over Me

Music
By Zachary Lipez | July 10, 2014
By Zachary Lipez | July 10, 2014

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Cold Beat’s Over Me

First of all, thank fucking Christ this album is tough. It's not "summery" or "soaring" or "shimmering" or any of that other shit that bands with...

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